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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

H, LAVRENCE, OF NEWARK, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND J. M. OONNEL, OF SAME PLACE.

WASHING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 19,609, dated March 9, 1858.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, HENRY LAWRENCE, of Newark, in the county of Licking and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in VVashing-Machines; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawing, forming part of this specification, in which- Figure l is a vertical'longitudinal section of the machine. Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section on m Fig. 3 is a top view of the machine, with a portion of upper rubbers broken out to show securing piece.

Similar characters of reference in the several figures denote the same part.

The nature of my invention consists of an oscillating box having a curved bottom in combination with a stationary piece or frame for securing the clothes, and a system of rubbers above this frame, and moving over it by the oscillation of the box; the details of construction and operation being as follows.

In the drawing F is a frame in which is hung the box B by bolts a passing through the frame and the suspending pieces C of the box; so that on application of power to the box, it will oscillate about these suspending bolts. The bottom of the box is cylindrical with the axes of the suspending bolts for an axis. It is lined with a system of corrugations b b, made of metal or wood, such as are used on ordinary wash boards. The standards of the frame F have depending branches A A, running down into the box and having at their lower extremities an open frame f, consisting of two sides and the same number of cross pieces. This frame is stationary at a short distance above the corrugated bottom of thei box. Above the frame j is a flexible rubbing system, consisting of a series of fluted rollers r, secured between two strips s of leather or other suitable material. These strips are secured to two cross pieces m n, with tenons on the extremities, which enter the sides'of box B. A piece of rubber e between shoulder z' and the side of the box, preserves the contact of shoulder z" with the box, and permits the withdrawal of the tenons in order that the flexible rubbers may be removedv at will. This removal is necessary for placing the clothing to be washed inside of frame f.V After adjusting the clothes in position, the flexible rubbing system is secured as shown in Fig. 1, and the box oscillated by power applied at one extremity. The frame f holds the clothing while the two sets of rubbers pass, the one above and the other below them. The upper system is removed from time to time for the purpose of adjusting the clothes and the operation is continued unt-il the cleansing is accomplished.

I do not claim oscillating boxes for washing machines broadly considered, but

What I do claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination as described of the stationary clothes holder f with the oscillating box B and flexible rubbing system connected therewith, and made to pass over the said frame f, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name before two subscribing witnesses.

HENRY LAWRENCE. Witnesses:

GEO. W. GRUrER, S. E. RANKIN. 

